My beloved Deltic. **UPDATED IMAGES**

Marcus G · Post by **Marcus G** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:40 am

All

Other than military & commercial aviation, my interest used to be Deltics until BR withdrew them from service back in 1982. I vowed never to photograph a Deltic on some 20mph branch line with a weekend warrior driving it. My interest in Deltics started as a young boy with my Dad being a Gateshead-based locomotive driver, and he was lucky enough to spend part of his career and all of the Deltic's operating life driving them from Newcastle to Edinburgh & Kings Cross.

But that all changed in May this year when 55022/D9000 was leased to GB Railfreight to operate the Alcan trains between North Blyth & Lynemouth, up on the Northumberland coast.

The last 30 years of not photographing a Deltic were more than made up over those next few weeks, a sight & sound that I had missed so much

Just how I remember a Napier engine, on full bore:

55022/D9000 @ Freemans. 27/4/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Starting one of those Napier engines after a lengthy signal stop at Freemans crossing:

55022/D9000, Napier Eruption @ Freemans crossing 27/4/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

That unmistakable outline:

55022/D9000 at North Blyth. 27/4/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

"Royal Scots Grey":

55022/D9000 @ Freemans crossing 2/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

The headboard specially provided by GB Railfreight:

55022/D9000 approaching Freemans crossing. 16/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

North Blyth Alcan:

55022/D9000 @ North Blyth Alcan 2/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Approaching Woodhorn Colliery musuem, and the old pitwheels:

55022/D9000 approaching Woodhorn. 16/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Full power on the evening working to Lynemouth:

55022/D9000 @ Freemans crossing. 12/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Awaiting duty:

55022/D9000 @ North Blyth. 12/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

A long future ahead:

55022/D9000 @ North Blyth. 12/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Resting for the night at North Blyth:

55022/D9000 @ North Blyth. 12/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Twilight beauty:

55022/D9000 @ North Blyth. 12/5/11 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, and C&C's welocme of course.

Kind regards.

Marcus.

Post by **GOOSE** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:04 am

Absolutely lovely.

Post by **gdixon** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:05 pm

Great photos.
Garry

Post by **2e1var** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:42 am

Cracking

Post by **GOOSE** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:07 pm

Just looked through these again and enjoyed them as much as the first time.

Post by **Radleigh** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:10 pm

I'm not into trains what so ever. But I've always loved this train. I had a Hornby one as a kid, and would now love one as a model. Wouldn't know where to look though...

Great photos! Would love to see one in person.

Post by **GOOSE** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:08 pm

What size model are you thinking about mate and I'll do some digging for you?

Post by **Radleigh** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:22 am

Cheers Goose, I'm hoping for a 1/35th (or there abouts) scale plastic kit, but I doubt there would be one in that size and plastic?

Marcus G · Post by **Marcus G** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:13 pm

Thank you for the comments guys, really appreciate them.

My Dad almost had a tear in his eye when he viewed the images...... and the 1st image of the next set shows a younger looking Dad in 1966, at the controls of one of these beasts. He is 88 now, and NEVER changed a bit. He was also a very well know artist in his day, and the press loved him, and a few press images from the late 50's & early 1960's.

Dad driving Deltic 20.10.1966 by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Dad, with palette of oils onboard a steam locomotive, circa 1952. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Dad, with D356. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Dad, the loco foreman, and D5148. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

And some more of 55022/D9000 on the Blyth & Tyne.

55022. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

55022/D9000. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr